Dumplings have been on my list to make from scratch for a long time, and what better time than now since I'm home for the foreseeable future? Dumplings are surprisingly easy to make but require a lot of flour, which I know is hard to come by. If you cannot find flour, you can make my gyoza recipe that uses pre-made wonton wrappers (you can usually find these near the tofu/mushroom section). The recipe below uses the gyoza filling but the dumpling dough recipe is from Tasty.
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Servings: 32 dumplings
Ingredients (filling):
1 tbsp sesame oil 2 cups finely chopped cabbage 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped carrot 1 garlic clove, minced 3/4-1 lb ground pork or chicken (use the entire package so it doesn't go to waste) 1 egg
Ingredients (dough):
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup warm water
Ingredients (dipping sauce):
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
Combine in a small bowl
Directions (filling):
Heat sesame oil in a skillet. Add cabbage, onion, garlic and carrot, stirring occasionally until cabbage is limp. Stir in pork and egg and continue cooking until pork is slightly browned and egg is no longer runny. Set aside and make your dough.
Directions (dough):
While filling is cooking, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until combined (I had to add an extra 1/4 cup of water). Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth, careful not to over-knead.
Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces. Take one piece and roll it out onto a lightly floured surface into a thick rope. Cut it into 8 pieces. Taking 1 piece at a time, roll it out into a round thin disk about 4-5" in diameter. You can stack these by placing parchment paper in between layers, or work in batches of 8 as I did (roll the dough, fill, cook, repeat).
Assembly/Cooking:
Take a rolled out disk and place 1 heaping tbsp of filling into the center. Dampen 1/2 of the outer edge of the dough so that it will stick. Make a dumpling by pleating, pressing it closed into a half moon shape, or you can buy a dumpling maker.
To cook, heat vegetable oil in a large skillet on medium heat and place dumplings bottom side down. Once the bottom of the dumpling has browned, add 1/4 cup of water to the pan and cover. Let it steam for about 5 minutes. I froze some of the un-cooking dumplings and will update this post after I cook them to report back on how they came out!
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